A 34-year-old woman has two episodes of unprotected sexual intercourse (UPSI) in the same cycle - one at 40 hours ago and one at 90 hours ago. She dec...

Question

A 34-year-old woman has two episodes of unprotected sexual intercourse (UPSI) in the same cycle - one at 40 hours ago and one at 90 hours ago. She declines a copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD). She weighs 58 kg and is not taking any interacting drugs. She has not used progestogens in the past 2 weeks. Which single dose of oral emergency contraception (EC) covers both episodes?

Accepted Answer

Ulipristal Acetate 30 mg covers both episodes as both are within 120 hours

Answer

Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg covers both episodes as both are within 96 hours

Answer

Two separate doses of EC are needed - one for each episode

Answer

No EC is available for the 90-hour episode

Answer

She must take LNG-EC and UPA-EC simultaneously

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): UPA-EC Single Dose Covers Two UPSI Episodes